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Pesto Mayo

A friend of ours gave us a humongous bag of basil from his garden. What to do with a gallon size bag of basil? Pesto!

Homemade Pesto

1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1/2 cup walnuts

2 cups firmly packed fresh basil leaves

1/2 cup fresh grated Parmesan

4-6 cloves peeled garlic (depending on if you’re a garlic lover)

1/4 teaspoon salt

pepper to taste

Combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender. Process until almost smooth. Add pepper to taste.

I actually made a REALLY big batch of pesto because I had so much basil. I saved some pesto to eat now, and froze the rest…

No, that’s not what it looks like (horse manure). I froze the pesto in an ice cube tray. I put the pesto cubes in a freezer bag that way I can just pop one out of the freezer whenever I need pesto.

Now, to the star of the show:

Pesto Mayo

I took about 2 teaspoons pesto and mixed it with about 1/4 cup of olive oil light mayo. You can adjust the ratio of pesto:mayo depending on your taste. Super easy and one of the yummiest things you can put on a sandwich. Also really tasty when used as a base for chicken salad if you’re tired of plain ol’ boring mayo.

Now for the important part. My lunch.

Spread a nice layer of pesto mayo on both sides of the toasted whole wheat sandwich thin.

Layered on a handful of organic spinach leaves, tomato slices and warm turkey slices. So good. Much better than any sandwich I would buy from a sandwich shop. I’m not sure why I don’t treat myself to this meal more often.

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And I love love love pesto. What a great idea to freeze it that way. A lot of times I use pesto in small amounts, like a sandwich spread too, and hate making a batch to have it go to waste. You have the solution. thanks!

Hi! My name is Malia. I'm a 20-something married gal living in the Dallas area. I'm passionate about health, fitness and food. I try to live a balanced life, which included the occasional indulgence! Just so ya know, I am not a dietitian or personal trainer nor do I blog everything I eat.

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